Spills · oil

A barge sank near drayton harbor entranace

Drayton Harbor Barge; Drayton Harbor · Drayton Harbor · NOAAORR-8985

issued
1984-07-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1984-08-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
1984-08-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.978, -122.761
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Drayton Harbor Barge; Drayton harbor.
Drayton harbor.
1. A barge sank near Drayton Harbor Entranace. A slow release is reported. Unreported exactly what time the barge sank. Total potential is up to 6k gallons of heavy black oil. A trajectory of the last and that potentially lost was requested.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 48.979N 122.761W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8985: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8985

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